Please have a listen to what the HSE HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) are doing in relation to facilitating conversations about #suicide and supporting people to be able to engage with others in need. #letstalkaboutsuicide

In #PedsICU we dread whooping cough

Every seasoned clinician has a tragic tale about this awful infection

Complications are rare,
but avoidable & heartbreaking

⚡️There’s an effective & safe vaccine available for infants & pregnant mothers🔥

irishtimes.com/health/2024/05…

Povertyism needs to be taken as seriously as racism and sexism

irishtimes.com/opinion/2024/0…

Relentlessly, UNICEF has called for a ceasefire.
However, right now our worst fear - Gazans’ nightmare - is a reality. But it is a reality that those holding power have the ability to prevent. We must all keep raising whatever voice we have. For the children of #Rafah

New RCSI research uses AI to predict the substances produced when flavoured e-liquids are heated in vapes.

127 acutely toxic chemicals were predicted to be formed, highlighting an urgent need for comprehensive health policies on vaping.

➡️ rcsi.com/dublin/news-an…

#RCSIdiscover

Nominations are now open for elections to the Committee of Anaesthesiology Trainees!
All trainees should have received an email with a link to nominate yourself. Nominations are open to all years of SAT. This is a great opportunity to get involved. Deadline 5pm the 14th of May!

Cancer and cardiovascular problems are 'almost a certainty' from long-term exposure to vapes, according to a study conducted by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
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Lads, I try not to be too political here, but what’s happening in Gaza is just too much.

Politics is a complicated business, I know. It is a deep conflict and both sides have suffered, but so many little children dying so brutally. Tá sé coscrach. 💔

Commission Calls for Socio-Economic Status as Ground of Discrimination in Equality Acts
AHEAD Ireland ATD Ireland EAPN Ireland FLAC ILMIreland INOU

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Retweeting so that everyone can vote for Dr McNamee 🤩

Incredibly grateful to be a nominee in the Women’s Aerospace Network #Awards

Reading the bios of the other nominees is fairly humbling but gives me something to aim for.

🎉🎉🎉🚀🚀🚀🩺🩺🩺

Voting is open at:

Womensaerospace.com/vote

None of us knows what’s around the corner.

Carpe diem. Seize the day.

Don’t put too much trust in tomorrow.

Hug your loved ones tight & don’t take anything for granted. 

#rememberingruby  

/ends

It takes a strong women to be a mother. It takes an even stronger women to be a bereaved mother….

We think of those today, who hold their child in their hearts, on this, International Bereaved Mothers Day 💖

#InternationalBereavedMothersDay

Samar Nazmi Muwafi is a staff #midwife & head nurse at the Al-Emarati hospital in #Gaza .

Watch her story of resilience and hope.

'I hope that all the world and all the Palestinian women and midwives live in peace.'

#DayOfTheMidwife

My letter Summer provision (or the lack of rather) in today’s The Irish Times RT🙏

Réada Cronin TD James Lawless Catherine Murphy Bernard Durkan TD
Kfm Radio Kildare Now Liffey Champion Leinster Leader / Kildare Live Celbridge Access Group Maynooth Access Group Hildegarde Naughton

#SummerProvision

irishtimes.com/opinion/letter…

It’s not what patients want either 🤷‍♀️

Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Mr. Al-Bursh’s death meant that the total number of medical workers who had been killed by Israel since the 7 October attack now stands at 496.

1,500 others have been wounded while 309 had been arrested.

@icgp

bbc.com/news/articles/…

I urge the public to read this no holds barred statement from IAEM. Our national accident +emergency departments are staffed by committed caring well trained professionals who are asked to do the impossible everyday of the week, year after year.